India, Nov. 25 -- A block of 20 to 23 hours at Parel seems to be imminent for de-launching the girders of the partially demolished Elphinstone Bridge over Parel and Prabhadevi railway stations. On Monday, railway engineers visited the spot under the partially dismantled road over bridge (ROB) at the Parel end to inspect the issues that need to be looked into before finalising the block period required for demolition.

With certain portions of the overhead electric (OHE) cables, which supply 25,000 volts to trains, welded into the underframe of the bridge, sources said the most critical aspect was the bracket insulators and wires. "Removing and displacing these will be a time-consuming process," said a Central Railway (CR) official.

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